Geography

Geographical Knowledge and Understanding

Content Descriptor: The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places (ACHGK027)Elaboration: Identifying how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities altered the environment through their methods of land and resource management

Content Descriptor:The influence of the environment on the human characteristics of a place (ACHGK028)Elaboration: Comparing how people have responded to climatic conditions in similar and different places and explaining why most Australians live close to the coast compared to inland AustraliaGeographical Inquiry and Skills

Content Descriptor: Evaluate sources for their usefulness and represent data in different forms, for example, maps, plans, graphs, tables, sketches and diagrams (ACHGS035)Elaboration: Interpreting and creating maps such as flow and choropleth maps, or plans for specific purposes, for example, a bushfire management plan mapping geographical data using spatial technologies, the location of recent bushfires in Australia, or information they have collected through fieldwork